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Webster 1913 Edition

Scelerat

Scel′er-at

,
Noun.
[F.
scélérat
from L.
sceleratus
, p. p. of
scelerare
to pollute, from
scelus
,
sceleris
, a crime.]
A villain; a criminal.
[Obs.]
Cheyne.

Webster 1828 Edition

Scelerat

SCEL'ERAT

,
Noun.
[L. sceleratus.] a villain; a criminal. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

scelerat

scelerat

See also: scélérat

English

Noun

scelerat ‎(plural scelerats)

  1. (obsolete) A villain; a criminal.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Cheyne to this entry?)

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

scelerat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of scelerō

Etymology

French scéléra, from Latin sceleratus, past participle of scelerare ‎(“to pollute”).

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